A failing president it seems Is dangerous to great extremes As those behind bewitched by power Plot ways to sweeten what’s grown sour They must create events, of course That urge a rapid show of force Attacks upon the native soil That guarantee the blood will boil In those unpleasantly impressed Are rated highly if not best

A danger thwarted overseas That could have brought all to their knees Is with a media loyal and true Sold as a worthwhile thing to do And loss of life so far away Can these days people hardly sway Who educated by TV See violence a necessity To keep them safe from ill intent Of those who hate through discontent

One world, one government, just one To rule when power and greed have won That will at last bring peace and rest To those who then will be oppressed While freedom’s champions must hide As outcasts others will deride And persecute if daring to Express a wayward point of view It sounds familiar – a cliché That’s being born, now, here, today

“It has been almost three years since the Federal Reserve took its interest rates to 1% and most recently to zero. This allows member banks to borrow money at no cost. The Fed lends to large banks with little or no control, so that these banks, some of which are owners of the Fed, can really do as they please. The Fed even lends at zero and re-borrows from these banks at a higher level, guaranteeing the banks a riskless profit. Those profits would have gone to the US Treasury and the American taxpayer. These profits for the most part are the result of the creation of money and credit by the Fed. The banks are so overjoyed regarding the results that the Fed has told them that it will keep the current policy for at least the next two years. The banks as a result are making big speculative profits to offset their gigantic losses, while at the same time the economy falls deeper into inflationary depression. This is the tyranny of our almost 100 year old privately owned banking system.”

Why are the elected representatives of the people allowing this to continue? And don’t think the situation in Europe concerning the practices of the European Central Bank is any better.

Over 200 African leaders and intellectuals released a letter in Johannesburg, South Africa, stressing the “misuse of the United Nations Security Council to engage in militarized diplomacy to effect regime change in Libya”, as well as the “marginalization of the African Union”.Quote from Asia Times – The Roving Eye

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson

Robbery with violence
No crime for some, I see
Lands raped and then exploited
To set their people free

Poverty and suffering
Necessities of war
To further the ambitions
Of those who know the score

Mass indoctrination
A cul-de-sac of hope
A playground for all ages
For each a length of rope

Hard times round the corner
Designed by misused power
A world of devastation
To crown man’s darkest hour

If you’re reading this, then the world still hasn’t ended. I understand Mr Camping won’t be available for comment for some time due to unforeseen circumstances.
This week the local supermarket has reduced the price of 100 products to 1 euro — perhaps to celebrate the above.
Another eruption has taken place in Iceland, with the wind luckily blowing its excreta in the direction of Greenland according to relieved aviation sources in Europe.
A prominent member of the elite has been arrested for groping a hotel maid. They think they can get their hands on anything these days.
Carbon dioxide is still public enemy number one, which those in power are going to save us from for a large fee — don’t hold your breath.
Big bankers and their loyal politicians are still actively engaged in destroying national economies, even to the extent of putting their own wealth and reputations at risk, with the suffering people no doubt viewed as collateral damage. Even Keynes might be turning in his grave.
Obama’s still having a rough time getting his speeches right.
Lady Gaga has dethroned Oprah, which seems to me a good move.
The US and its allies continue on the path to bankruptcy in order to maintain, protect, and expand their empire abroad in the name of fighting terror, causing the number of terrorists to increase, which requires expanding even further their empire abroad …. Of course, this is an ideal situation for the industrial/military complex, at least in the short term.
I may have got it wrong, but it seems the British Queen has been banned from visiting Northern Ireland in the future for refusing a pint of Guinness.
According to the alternative media, 2012 promises to be an exceptionally eventful year even if the Maya’s predictions prove to be a bit out.

I feel the answer to my first question must be yes if at some level we still function as a race, though the equations governing human society would appear to have reached a complexity that even Mother Nature has difficulty working with.
I admit to feeling the chill of a Mayan seer looking over my shoulder and smiling.

More wind turbines means more power stations
when they’re coupled to the grid,
to guarantee a steady flow;
it’s plain to see when once you know
that energy from wind though free
depends upon its speed power three.
Great fluctuations, random too,
is thus a fact none can eschew.

Both inefficient and a danger
to the large-scale power supply
one wonders who then stand to gain
from chopping air, birds, slicing rain.
Those who find them attractive may
stand with but few, I dare to say,
and subsidised it seems they’ll stay –
no prizes to guess who must pay.

I refer you to this very readable article by an expert who will let you in on secrets concerning wind turbines others don’t want you to know:

Give me a day without hearing Of war, allied forces, decay Of ways to manipulate others And make both the friend and foe pay Of terrorists lurking in shadows Of tyranny’s cancerous spread Of politics feigning the answers Of living with fear till one’s dead. The world of man haunts every moment And keeps our eyes turned from the light In darkness we grope for a candle A spark of hope in the cold night.

How hypocritical of the US government and its allies to accuse the Egyptian Dictator of wrongfully suppressing free speech during the present uprising when the US is preparing legislation to do the same, and the UK, Australia and New Zeeland already have it in place, see here.

The West, once haven for the free Now victim of a powerful few Becomes no different from the rest Where freedom is with force suppressed

In fear of losing power to rule They need to disallow free speech And “terrorists” provide the way To make us bend and make us pay

Those who submit without protest Will find no peace when they are slaves Of masters who seek paradise A madness that’s worth any price

Looking out from the European Dictatorship, many eyes are fixed on moves in the US that could have far-reaching effects worldwide. The Federal Reserve (FED) is to be investigated by a congressional committee consisting of those, including Ron Paul, who are strongly opposed to its secretive and unconstitutional methods. The FED has poured trillions of taxpayers’ dollars into financial entities in the US and Europe to make it look like they were solvent, when in fact they were all insolvent and still are bankrupt. Citizens are finally realizing that the banks are the problem and that they are being forced to bail them out.

Though more waken to injustice There endures a status quo With the same old nags and urges From the “buy our products” show

And the politicians struggle With the same destructive chores Propping banks up with our money And supporting phoney wars

As our pockets slowly empty And debt rises uncontrolled For the coming generations It’s a future bleak and cold

One bright light shines in the darkness In the land that once was free Ron Paul gets to ask some questions And they’ll get the third degree

Those who now control the purse strings Who play games the rich to aid Must at last reveal their methods And how much to whom was paid

As with David and Goliath Small things can lead to great change So let’s join the fight for freedom There’s a lot to rearrange